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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
149 AM EST FRI MAR 3 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         35    435 PM  66    2004  42     -7       34       
  MINIMUM         23    619 AM   0    1886  28     -5       25       
  AVERAGE         29                        35     -6       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.24 1983   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.24  -0.24     0.60    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.24  -0.24     0.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.24                      7.46  -0.22     7.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             7.0  1916   0.4   MM         T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      6.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8      6.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      34.4    5.5     78.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        30      6       35       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        61     14       71       
  SINCE MAR 1     75                        61     14       71       
  SINCE JUL 1   3832                      4092   -260     4136       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     34          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        61      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         4      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2006.........SUNRISE   616 AM EST   SUNSET   536 PM EST   
MARCH  4 2006.........SUNRISE   615 AM EST   SUNSET   538 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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